The £30 million fee for Ayoze Perez may seem steep to some Leicester City fans but the speed with which Brendan Rodgers has moved in his bid to land the Newcastle United forward demonstrates how much he wants him at King Power Stadium.

Many transfer deals are played out over a period of time with clubs haggling over a fee or the player’s agent utilising his media contacts to leak information to smoke out other clubs.

However, there was none of that with City’s move for Perez. It was swift and clinical.

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City have likely had their sights set on Perez for a while, ever since Rodgers declared he knew what he needed for his squad after arriving at City from Celtic in February.

He wanted to add more goals to his forward line, to bring in a forward who was versatile enough to be able to play on the flank and centrally, even as a number nine if needed. They are pretty specific requirements and in hindsight Perez certainly fits the bill.

He can play on the left but has been used predominantly as a second striker in behind a number nine, although he has also led the line on occasions.

In his 143 Premier League appearances he has scored 33 goals and provided nine assists, with a further 20 big chances created.

Those stats should increase further playing with a prolific number nine in Jamie Vardy.